Canada Foundation for Innovation

Canada Foundation for Innovation
Canada Foundation for Innovation

Since 1997, the Canada Foundation for Innovation has invested in infrastructure that researchers need to think big, innovate and push the boundaries of knowledge. State-of-the-art research facilities and equipment increase the capability of Canada’s universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research organizations to carry out high-quality research. This, in turn, helps them to attract and retain the world’s top talent, train the next generation of researchers and support world-class research that strengthens the economy and improves the quality of life for all Canadians. Website: https://www.innovation.ca

  1. 10,000 ways | The future of flight depends on sustainability that goes beyond biofuels

    10/21/2024

    10,000 ways | The future of flight depends on sustainability that goes beyond biofuels

    The University of Waterloo’s Suzanne Kearns is a global leader in sustainable aviation, but her flight path wasn’t without turbulence.Suzanne Kearns grew up in Wiarton, Ont., where she would lie in the grass and watch airplanes from the local airport take flight overhead. Her dreams of flying led to a fixed-wing licence at 16 and helicopter licence a year later. At 24, she was a full-time university lecturer on aviation. Today, as the founder of the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Aeronautics, she is helping curb the environmental impacts of flight and inspiring the next generation of aviation professionals in the process.Want to know more?* Suzanne Kearns biography  (https://uwaterloo.ca/sustainable-aeronautics/profiles/suzanne-kearns) from the University of Waterloo.* More about the history, mission and vision  (https://uwaterloo.ca/sustainable-aeronautics/about-wisa) of the Waterloo Institute of Sustainable Aeronautics (WISA), its research studies   (https://uwaterloo.ca/sustainable-aeronautics/research-and-partnerships/research-studies)and its flight simulator lab.   (https://uwaterloo.ca/sustainable-aeronautics/about-wisa/wisa-sim-lab)* Pipistrel Aircraft   (https://www.pipistrel-aircraft.com/), a light aircraft manufacturer aiming to provide sustainable and environmentally-friendly solutions to the aircraft industry.* Read about University of Waterloo alum Jeremy Wang and his company Ribbit, an innovator in pilotless planes.   (https://www.flyribbit.com/)

    25 min
  2. 10,000 ways | Reinforcing the reliability of our vulnerable electricity grid

    09/14/2023

    10,000 ways | Reinforcing the reliability of our vulnerable electricity grid

    This podcast is about curious researchers, leading-edge science and the joys of discovery.York University’s Pirathayini Srikantha studies power grid systems with the aim of keeping Canada’s infrastructure safe from fluctuations and hackers. Find out why she’s passionate about power.Our power grid is vulnerable. For one thing, it’s aging. For another, it’s prone to hackers. In the meantime, climate change means we need to find ways to integrate renewable energy sources that are intermittent with the shining sun or blowing wind. To avoid the crippling cost of replacing this infrastructure, jurisdictions must find ways to adapt. Pirathayini Srikantha, from York University’s, Lassonde School of Engineering, is an award-winning engineer who is confronting these multiple challenges. Want to know more? York University bio (http://bio/) for Pirathayini Srikantha Ontario Professional Engineering Awards (https://blubrry.com/) 2022 – Pirathayini Srikantha, P. Eng. (Engineering Medal – Young Engineer Electricity Canada – The Grid (https://blubrry.com/) Effects of Externally Mediated Rewards On Intrisic (http://intrisic/) Motivation – Edward L. Deci 1971 The Motivation Paradox: Why Is A Carrot-and-Stick (https://digilib.k.utb.cz/bitstream/handle/10563/21339/petrikovi%C4%8D_2013_bp.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y) Approach Contra-productive – Igor Petrikovic 2013 Commencement address delivered by the late Steve Jobs (https://news.stanford.edu/2005/06/12/youve-got-find-love-jobs-says/), CEO of Apple Computer and Pixar Animation Studios on June 12, 2005

    23 min

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Since 1997, the Canada Foundation for Innovation has invested in infrastructure that researchers need to think big, innovate and push the boundaries of knowledge. State-of-the-art research facilities and equipment increase the capability of Canada’s universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research organizations to carry out high-quality research. This, in turn, helps them to attract and retain the world’s top talent, train the next generation of researchers and support world-class research that strengthens the economy and improves the quality of life for all Canadians. Website: https://www.innovation.ca

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